trash bag
20
1.0
- noun
- /træʃ bæg/
- US
:
bolsa de basura
- She filled the trash bag with all the old newspapers before recycling them.
- a plastic trash bag
This place does give you trash bags with all of the kayaks.
- This place does give you trash bags with all of the kayaks.
- So I just find that moving clothes in trash bags especially is the easiest thing for me.
- And then we're going to add a second layer, which is a trash bag, a black trash bag.
- And I guess they had packed it too full and the back exploded and trash bags went everywhere.
- He's like, he's like a Weeble, you know, it's like trying to tackle a trash bag full of hammers.
- But I'm going to put all these jeans in these trash bags.
- That was interesting, the fact that, you know, at this location, like we had to bring trash bags and we had to take the trash with us.
- You know, I had a trash bag full of clothes that I would keep in the back of the church.
- They'd give me like big trash bags and just say go fill them up with whatever you want clothing wise.
- Then one of the guards threw a trash bag, a black trash bag, one of the heavy duty through the binhole.
- I should just bring a trash bag into the room instead of having trash piled everywhere when I'm done.
- I will never allow myself to ever be in a situation that I run away with my clothes in trash bags.
Examples
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You know, I had a trash bag full of clothes that I would keep in the back of the church.
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Just grab everything and put it in a trash bag and just take it to your house, please.
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So I need to get all of these trash bags with my clothes and put them somewhere else so I can just sort this out.
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So I'm going to grab a trash bag and I think this is how I want to do it.
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Students and teachers had no trouble collecting a trash bag full of clues!
Academic text (1997) -
There's literally a whole trash bag right here.
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All he did was mess around in his shed all day, filling boxes and trash bags.
Fiction book (2000) -
I'll get you some trash bags, you can put it all together, take it out front, and I'll haul it off to the dump in my truck.
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After the party, we had to gather all the leftovers into a trash bag for disposal.
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Make sure to tie the trash bag tightly before you throw it in the dumpster.
Synonyms
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1.0
A flexible container for carrying personal things like books or clothes
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1.0
A large bag made of paper, plastic or cloth for carrying things
77
1.0
A thin bag made of plastic for carrying or storing things
1
1.5
A plastic bag placed inside a bin to keep it clean and hold waste
A strong plastic bag used to hold household waste
How Strong
- US
20
1.0
77
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a bag for trash' is directly and compositionally derived from 'trash' (rubbish) + 'bag' (a container), so a B1 learner who knows both words can immediately infer the combined meaning. This noun–noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern (container for X) and is therefore transparently interpretable.
Etymology
Trash bag comes from the simple picture of a bag for trash, a strong plastic bag you fill, tie, and take to the bin. That's why it means a bag used to collect and throw away 'waste'.